One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn（谷仓），they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out．A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another．Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped．But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing（挤）out at the mouth of the hole．With some efforts, the mice finally got out．However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately．Instead, one chased after the other near the mouth of the hole．It seemed that one was trying to bite（咬）the tail of the other．

Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look．They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape．

After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought．During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice．

One serious American official said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard．”The others thought for a while and said：“

That was why!”

A smart French said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that

of husband and wife．”Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense．

A Japanese said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son．”Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable．So they expressed agreement another time．

At that moment, one Chinese asked：“Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship？ ”

Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless．The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to answer．

In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty or blood relationship．

Instead, it is based on no relationship．

1  Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ______．

A．one was biting the other                          B．the mouth of the hole was too small

C．they were not afraid of smoke               D．one was trying to help the blind one

2 Why did they lower their heads in shame according to the passage？

A．They did not dare to answer．

B．They had mistaken the relationship of the mice．

C．They regretted driving a poor blind mouse away．

D．They did not express themselves much better．

3 It is clear that ______．

A．all the mice came out of the hole easily

B．each of the people understood the relationship differently

C．the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke

D．the people knew one of the mice was blind at first sight

4 “it made sense”probably means ______．

A．it was correct     B．it was strange          C．it was funny        D．it was sweet

5 The best title for the passage is ______．

A．Two Lovely  Mice                              B．Help Produce Love

C．Friends In Need                                   D．Love Is All

One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn（谷仓），they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out．A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another．Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped．But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing（挤）out at the mouth of the hole．With some efforts, the mice finally got out．However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately．Instead, one chased after the other near the mouth of the hole．It seemed that one was trying to bite（咬）the tail of the other．

Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look．They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape．

After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought．During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice．

One serious American official said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard．”The others thought for a while and said：“

That was why!”

A smart French said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that

of husband and wife．”Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense．

A Japanese said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son．”Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable．So they expressed agreement another time．

At that moment, one Chinese asked：“Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship？ ”

Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless．The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to answer．

In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty or blood relationship．

Instead, it is based on no relationship．

1  Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ______．

A．one was biting the other                          B．the mouth of the hole was too small

C．they were not afraid of smoke               D．one was trying to help the blind one

2 Why did they lower their heads in shame according to the passage？

A．They did not dare to answer．

B．They had mistaken the relationship of the mice．

C．They regretted driving a poor blind mouse away．

D．They did not express themselves much better．

3 It is clear that ______．

A．all the mice came out of the hole easily

B．each of the people understood the relationship differently

C．the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke

D．the people knew one of the mice was blind at first sight

4 “it made sense”probably means ______．

A．it was correct     B．it was strange          C．it was funny        D．it was sweet

5 The best title for the passage is ______．

A．Two Lovely  Mice                              B．Help Produce Love

C．Friends In Need                                   D．Love Is All

One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn（谷仓），they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out．A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another．Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped．But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing（挤）out at the mouth of the hole．With some efforts, the mice finally got out．However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately．Instead, one chased after the other near the mouth of the hole．It seemed that one was trying to bite（咬）the tail of the other．

Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look．They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape．

After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought．During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice．

One serious American official said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard．”The others thought for a while and said：“

That was why!”

A smart French said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that

of husband and wife．”Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense．

A Japanese said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son．”Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable．So they expressed agreement another time．

At that moment, one Chinese asked：“Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship？ ”

Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless．The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to answer．

In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty or blood relationship．

Instead, it is based on no relationship．

1  Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ______．

A．one was biting the other                          B．the mouth of the hole was too small

C．they were not afraid of smoke               D．one was trying to help the blind one

2 Why did they lower their heads in shame according to the passage？

A．They did not dare to answer．

B．They had mistaken the relationship of the mice．

C．They regretted driving a poor blind mouse away．

D．They did not express themselves much better．

3 It is clear that ______．

A．all the mice came out of the hole easily

B．each of the people understood the relationship differently

C．the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke

D．the people knew one of the mice was blind at first sight

4 “it made sense”probably means ______．

A．it was correct     B．it was strange          C．it was funny        D．it was sweet

5 The best title for the passage is ______．

A．Two Lovely  Mice                              B．Help Produce Love

C．Friends In Need                                   D．Love Is All

One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn（谷仓），they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out．A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another．Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped．But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing（挤）out at the mouth of the hole．With some efforts, the mice finally got out．However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately．Instead, one chased after the other near the mouth of the hole．It seemed that one was trying to bite（咬）the tail of the other．

Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look．They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape．

After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought．During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice．

One serious American official said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard．”The others thought for a while and said：“

That was why!”

A smart French said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that

of husband and wife．”Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense．

A Japanese said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son．”Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable．So they expressed agreement another time．

At that moment, one Chinese asked：“Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship？ ”

Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless．The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to answer．

In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty or blood relationship．

Instead, it is based on no relationship．

1  Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ______．

A．one was biting the other                          B．the mouth of the hole was too small

C．they were not afraid of smoke               D．one was trying to help the blind one

2 Why did they lower their heads in shame according to the passage？

A．They did not dare to answer．

B．They had mistaken the relationship of the mice．

C．They regretted driving a poor blind mouse away．

D．They did not express themselves much better．

3 It is clear that ______．

A．all the mice came out of the hole easily

B．each of the people understood the relationship differently

C．the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke

D．the people knew one of the mice was blind at first sight

4 “it made sense”probably means ______．

A．it was correct     B．it was strange          C．it was funny        D．it was sweet

5 The best title for the passage is ______．

A．Two Lovely  Mice                              B．Help Produce Love

C．Friends In Need                                   D．Love Is All

The Vieira family moved to the United States in 1981. At that time, they decided to stop speaking Spanish at home and only communicate in English. This was because they were now living in an English－speaking country.
Now the Vieira children are adults, and they sometimes travel to Spain to visit their family and friends. But they cannot communicate with them. Unfortunately this is common. When people move to new countries, they often leave their own customs and mother language behind. This is－a mistake because there are many benefits to knowing more than one language.
One advantage of speaking more than one language is that you can communicate directly with more people around the world. You do not have to depend on others to talk for you, so you're more independent. People who know only one language must use others to help them communicate.
Furthermore, speaking a second language also allows people to experience other cultures and customs more effectively. Local expressions, vocabulary, and even jokes can have a powerful effect on a person's understanding of another culture. So, knowing more than one language increases your knowledge of other cultures.
Finally, having more multi－language speakers improves relationships between countries. If people from different countries can communicate well, the world can become closer. Countries will then have more respect for each other and better understand each other's problems.
The benefits of knowing more than one language are clear. In fact, there are no disadvantages. It is very sad that many people don't try to learn another language. It is even worse when people let themselves forget their mother language and become silenced.
【小题1】What is the passage mainly about?

A．The benefits of learning other languages.

B．The reasons why people come to America.

C．The importance of learning English.

D．How to learn another language.

【小题2】The passage begins with the experience of the Vieira family in order to                

A．discuss the need for teaching a new language

B．introduce the passage's main characters to the readers

C．describe the advantages of moving to another country

D．show the problems of speaking only one language

【小题3】The underlined phrase "multi－language speakers" (Paragraph 5) means "people who know                 ."

A．their mother language	B．a new language
C．more than one language	D．body language

【小题4】According to the last paragraph, which of the following is the worst?

A．Not knowing another language.

B．Forgetting one's mother language,

C．Refusing to learn another language

D．Failing to communicate with others.